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"BROWN, Beth" : FOR MEN ONLY.

London : Jarrolds (Publishers) London, [1940]. First British paperback edition. "The revealing portrait of a bad woman" – the official state guide to Louisiana called it "a story of the restricted district of New Orleans". Originally published in the USA in 1930 and in London in 1931. Beth Brown, or Mrs John Barry as she was known in society, also wrote "Applause", "Lady Hobo", "Riverside Drive", "Universal Station", etc. Crown 8vo (19cm). 192pp. Original wrappers with an attached pictorial jacket – red-headed Lily Love as conceived by Merlin; jacket just a touch worn and a little dusty and soiled; mild spotting of edges; some light tanning, but overall a very good copy. No copy of this edition traced in any major UK library.

London : Jarrolds (Publishers) London, [ca.1944]. His second book, first published in 1939 and here in an early paperback edition advertising that the book had already reached its 190th thousand copies. “A nightmare tale of the life and death of Dillon, American gangster ... This book is all it should be: fast, tough, sexy and exciting. I give him full marks” said the publisher’s reader. Not everyone agreed: “Too rough a story to hold any pleasure except perhaps for one of Hitler’s S.S. troopers”, reported the “Birmingham Daily Post” (16 January 1940). Crown 8vo (19cm). 160pp. Original pictorial stapled wrappers – a design by Dolan; spine nicked and chipped; wrappers chipped, slightly split, and a little creased, with repaired tears to corners; text a little tanned; a reasonable copy. There would not appear to be any copy of this edition in any major library worldwide.

£25

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London : Jarrolds (Publishers) London, [ca.1941]. First published in 1939 and here in a very early paperback edition advertising that the book had already reached its 164th thousand copies. George Orwell’s famous “Raffles and Miss Blandish” essay appeared in “Horizon” in 1944 and propelled the book to an even greater level of notoriety, while the 1948 film, although only passed for screening after extensive cuts, caused national outcry, subsequently leading to an apology from the head of the British Board of Film Classification for having failed to protect the public. “Once or twice in a generation someone writes a book that establishes a new standard in literature; a book that starts a new trend of fashion; a book that everyone knows and talks about and which several million people read. And one which certainly must be included in that class is the world-famous ‘No Orchids for Miss Blandish’” (Sunday Dispatch). Crown 8vo (18cm). 192pp. Original pictorial wrappers over thin card – a design by Merlin; chipped at foot of spine, with the loss of a few letters; lacks inner front flap of the wrappers; some minor marks, nicks and creases, with a short tear to the upper wrapper, but a good and sound copy. There would not appear to be any copy of this edition in any major library worldwide.

£40

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London : Jarrolds (Publishers) London, [ca.1954]. A fresh edition of the notorious title first published by Jarrolds in 1939. Although both Chase and his publishers had been heavily fined at the Old Bailey for publishing obscene books in 1942, the stage-play of 'No Orchids’ successfully opened in that same year. The present edition offers a revised text based on the play. George Orwell’s famous 'Raffles and Miss Blandish' essay appeared in 'Horizon' in 1944 and propelled the book to an even greater level of notoriety, while the 1948 film, although only passed for screening after extensive cuts, caused national outcry, subsequently leading to an apology from the head of the British Board of Film Classification for having failed to protect the public. "Once or twice in a generation someone writes a book that establishes a new standard in literature; a book that starts a new trend of fashion; a book that everyone knows and talks about and which several million people read. And one which certainly must be included in that class is the world-famous 'No Orchids for Miss Blandish'" (Sunday Dispatch). Crown 8vo (19cm). 192pp. Original pictorial wrappers; all edges red; a little rubbed and lightly worn; a few spots, but overall a very good copy. No copy of this edition traced in the major UK libraries.

£25

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London : Jarrolds Publishers (London), [ca.1943]. First paperback edition (83rd thousand). Reporter witnesses an execution – a clue precipitates him into a network of crime and murder – meets and marries the beautiful Mardi – “the end comes like the crack of a whip”. Crown 8vo (19cm). 192pp. Original pictorial wrappers – a design by Campbell; slight bruise and short tear at head; a few marks and nicks, but overall a good copy. No copy of this paperback edition traced in any major library worldwide.

£30

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"HALLIDAY, Brett" – [DRESSER, Davis, 1904-1977] : COUNTERFEIT WIFE.

London : Jarrolds Publishers (London), [ca.1952]. First British paperback edition. Later published in French as 'Gin et Laudanum' – a Mike Shayne mystery: frightened little man at Miami airport pays Shayne over the odds for a ticket to New Orleans, and then there is the blonde who inspired the French title. Originally published in hardback in the USA in 1947, with a UK hardback from Jarrold’s in 1950. Crown 8vo (19cm). 176pp. Original pictorial wrappers – blonde, gun, man, hat, telephone; all edges red; just a hint of rubbing and slight wear; slight cover crease; a few spots, but a very good copy. No copy of this edition located on WorldCat.

£20

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London : Jarrolds Publishers, [ca.1938]. Fourth British edition. A murder mystery set in the Bridgwater area of Somerset, co-written by Shiel and Tracy and here issued under Tracy’s name alone in Jarrolds’ elusive and shortlived pre-war Jackdaw Crime series. Shiel’s own copy, with the "Realm of Redonda" bookplate of John Gawsworth [Terence Fytton Armstrong, 1912-1970] recording the successive ownership of Shiel (King Felipe) and Gawsworth himself (King Juan). The novel was originally published under the pseudonym "Gordon Holmes" by Clode in New York in 1909 and by Mills & Boon in London in 1910. Gawsworth’s initialled manuscript notes on the half-title, occasional pencilled annotations, and notes on a loosely inserted slip of paper, record the extent of Shiel’s contribution (most if not all of pp. 37-160). The Prince Zaleski story later published as by Shiel and Gawsworth under the title "The Missing Merchants" was Gawsworth’s reworking of the Shiel portion of this novel, incorporating substantial elements of the original text, and some of the annotation presumably relates to this reworking. Crown 8vo. 253,[iii]pp. Original wrappers – a design in green, white and black; wrappers somewhat worn, lightly tanned, slightly chipped and a little creased, with partially removed tape repairs; some browning and creasing to text; further unrelated annotation (an Elgin Crescent address) on rear endpaper; a humble and indifferent copy – but an important record of an intriguing group of writers. No copy of this edition found in any major UK library.

£75

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